what a crazy story.

here's the Miami Herald version:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/12479120.htm
(or click my name)

Oh my goodness. I was going to post something saying how witty Bat-girl is, poking fun at Major league rules... and then I realized that this for real. This seems rather harsh to me, for something as stupid as drinking lots of milk. I am glad the Twins affiliate is taking him on, and he is recovering lost wages.

I am glad that Major League Baseball is finally cracking down on the issues that matter! Forget the fact that Barry Bond's neck has tripled in size since he started baseball, that's nonesense, but the abuse of milk, well that's a whole other thing all-together!

:)

~Hannah~

The whole Bat Kitty #1 thing is coming into perspective now...

I will personally be at that game on Monday. The Miracle have a lot of wacky promotions though. Being a season ticket holder there for the last several years we have seen some interesting promotions...to say the least...lol.

On behalf of America's dairy farmers, I would like to applaud the batboy for his bold attempts, and thank the Fort Meyers Miracle for supporting him in his efforts.

As I try to figure this one out, the only thing I can come up with is that thanks to Pete Rose, no gambling at the ball park is being taken to the extreme. If they really wanted to chastize someone, wouldn't it have made more sense to "fine" the pitcher $500 and give it to the kid? I am so glad the Ft Myers team is making sure we all hear about this stupidity. I mean, a professional baseball player wants to make a bet with you...Every kid (and pretty much all the others at the park) would take him up on it.
Maybe they were concerned the kid would lose his amateur milk drinking status if he acccepted money for it?

Glad to not be talking about tonight's game.
(but I did finally get my "cuddy is my boyfriend" shirt in the mail today--gave up on waiting for someone else to buy it for me)

Hey BatGirl, sorry you can't make it to the State Fair WCCO thing Saturday night. And I think I decent job of filling in on you're Bloggers Minute segment, although nothing compares to the ones you do.

Interesting- the Miami Herald reports that the kid drank the gallon but couldn't hold it down yet ESPN reports that according to Brad Penny, he did not chunder, he just couldn't finish the gallon in time.

Regardless, this is probably the dumbest thing the Marlins have done since the fire sale following their 1997 WS victory. Anytime you get a group of guys together, we WILL attempt to get each other to do stupid things, often for money. For example, I once ate an entire jar of pickles and drank all the juice for like twenty bucks (so if Mr. Penny is reading, I'll even buy the gallon of milk, you just show up with the half-grand).

I'll bet that even Jesus and the Apostles did stuff like this in the clubhouse over the postgame spread also known as The Last Supper. Judas piped up, "Hey, Bartholomew, I'll bet you 30 pieces of silver that you can't eat a pound each of figs and dates in fifteen minutes without calling out to Ruth."

To which Bartholomew responded, "You mean Orpah's sister?"

Jesus, having overheard, got involved: "He means throwing up, and where'd you get 30 pieces of silver, anyway, Judas?"

"Never you mind that, Mister 'of Nazareth', I'll tell you when we get to Gethsemane. Whaddya say, Bart, I don't think you can do it."

"The hell I can't! You're on!"

The figs and dates proved too sweet for St. Bart to keep down and puke he did. Jesus stretched out his arms, cast his eyes heavenward and said, "Oh, me, that's disgusting. Forgive them, Padre, for they don't know what they're doing."

En el nombre del Padre,
y del Jose Rijo,
y del espiritu de Ron Santo.
Chacaron.

hee hee hee... mets, that's funny.

LMAO,Once again your blog is a must read for baseball fans. Too bad we can't get you to jump on the White Sox bandwagon. ;-)

Anyone see A.J.'s response to a reporter asking him if he would ever consider playing in Minnesota again?

"I would never play again for Ron Gardenhire," Pierzynski said.

And I'm sure Gardy is grateful for that bit of news.

Mets,

She's right...that was very funny.

bubblemint (say hi to our pal Dougie when you get a chance.)

My son's fraternity had a milk chugging contest last year. (Better than other alternatives, anyhow.) The funny part was when they discovered the laxative powers of dairy simultaneously....

Speaking of milk bottles..

"LAWTON TRADED TO YANKEES, STARTS IN RIGHT FIELD"

I bet Matty deep down is just as pissed off about this as I am..

Maybe there isn't a steroid problem in baseball. It's just that the chemicals in the milk are residing in their bodies.

This points out something that the players have been saying for along time now:

Management does NOT UNDERSTAND what makes baseball such a great sport. ... Baseball is suppose to be FUN.

Baseball isn't just 1/4 billon $ contracts and HR records.
Baseball is grown men out on a summer's afternoon playing a child's game wearing pj's and sliding in the dirt and getting grass stains.

Baseball is suppose to be fun. I think the Fort Myers Miracle's organization understands that, and the Marlin's don't.

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btw, if anyone offered me $500 (US) at 14, (ok even now) I would have done all manner of stupid stuff.

ohhhh Tex, you almost made me spit wine all over my keyboard. It's good wine, too; I woulda been unhappy about that. Dubbya will be laying in front of a logging truck wearing Birkenstocks before BatGirl cheers for the White Sox.

Speaking of insane suspensions:

A minor league ANNOUNCER was thrown out of a game by the umpire, AND fined $1000.

Why, you ask?

Apparantly, the umpire rather seriously blew a call, and the announcer had the cheek to play "Three Blind Mice" in response.